Carmarthen Coast
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| Name | Carmarthen Coast | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 961 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ardrossan | ||
| Owner | Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-24 (Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 5495 - See estimated map location (55.03N01.24W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (2 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Methil - London | ||
| Cargo | 1000 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Laid down as Norwegian Svanfos, completed in December 1921 as Langfjord for A/S Den Norske Amerikalinje, Oslo. 1921 renamed Nova for Det Bergenske D/S, Bergen. 1922 sold to Britain and renamed Carmarthen Coast. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.20 hours on 9 Nov, 1939, the Carmarthen Coast (Master J.O. Rowlands) struck a mine, laid on 26 October by U-24 and sank 3 miles east of Seaham harbour. The master and survivors were rescued by the Seaham Lifeboat. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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